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Receipts Live: Markets Turn on Trump, Bessent Flails, and Stephen Moore Drools on Live TV

August 21, 2026·1h 9m

Catherine Rampell and JVL went live to cover Scott Bessent flailing as he intervenes in the bond market and Catherine's reporting on how Trump's political appointees hijacked the U.S. Census Bureau, numbers that we're supposed to trust. Plus, for more than a decade, Trump promised to pay down the national debt. This week, it grew to $40 trillion.